ALABAMA HEARING INSTRUMENT DEALERS BOARD

​our next hidb meeting: OCT 20, 2017 @ 2pm at the state board office in MONTGOMERY

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Consumer Quick Reference Information:LEVELS OF LICENSURE in the State of Alabama - Anyone dispensing/selling hearing aids to consumers in the State of Alabama must hold a valid permit/license with an affixed current seal in one of the following areas:

Hearing Aid Apprentice:(AL State Permit under Sponsorship of a Board Certified Dispenser) A person who has passed the IHS Distance Learning Course, and can train and dispense under the sponsorship of a BC-HIS Dispenser and direct, on-site supervision of an assigned Licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser and or Specialist.

Hearing Aid Specialist:(AL State Licensed - Formerly titled "Fitter")A person who has met the Apprentice requirements as well as having passed the Practical, State Laws and IHS Written Exam. A licensed Hearing Aid Specialist may operate independently as long as they have a sponsoring BC-HIS Dispenser.

Hearing Aid Dispenser:(Board Certified - NBC-HIS and AL State Licensed)A person who has passed the National Board for Certification Written exam and has earned the title (BCHIS) Board Cert. Hearing Instrument Specialist as well as having passed the AL Practical and State Laws exams. (Out-of-State Reciprocity additionally dependent upon having passed the NBC-HIS exam within the previous 12 months.)